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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Journal

2003 Composite Liberal Score

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 81%
Gary Ackerman 78%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 17%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 78%
Todd Akin 22%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 17%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 54%
Wayne Allard 28%
George Allen 14%
Thomas Allen 83%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 74%
Joe Baca, Sr. 68%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 6%
Brian Baird 77%
Richard Hugh Baker 14%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 90%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 84%
Cass Ballenger 17%
J. Gresham Barrett 25%
Roscoe Bartlett 33%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 14%
Charlie Bass 45%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 70%
Evan Bayh 59%
Bob Beauprez 21%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 89%
Chris Bell 68%
Bob Bennett 19%
Douglas Bereuter 46%
Shelley Berkley 70%
Howard Berman 85%
Marion Berry 63%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 75%
Judy Biggert 43%
Michael Bilirakis 32%
Jeff Bingaman 70%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 9%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 63%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 77%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 7%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 83%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 10%
Sherwood Boehlert 52%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 13%
Kit Bond 19%
Henry Bonilla 25%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 12%
Mary Bono Mack 43%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 19%
Leonard Boswell 63%
Rick Boucher 70%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 91%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 59%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 39%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 18%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 81%
John Breaux 55%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 80%
Henry Brown, Jr. 13%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 89%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 28%
Ginny Brown-Waite 22%
Jim Bunning 14%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 19%
Conrad Burns 14%
Max Burns 14%
Dan Burton 34%
Steve Buyer 29%
Robert Byrd 75%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 17%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 22%
Ben Campbell 47%
Chris Cannon 8%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 10%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 77%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 85%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 86%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 77%
Dennis Cardoza 61%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 59%
Brad Carson 57%
Julia Carson 82%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 10%
Edward Case 69%
Mike Castle 53%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 32%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 53%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 26%
Chris Chocola 9%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 89%
Hillary Clinton 89%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 82%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 31%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 14%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 13%
Norm Coleman 24%
Michael Collins 14%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 51%
Kent Conrad 61%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 92%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 62%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 14%
Jon Corzine 84%
Jerry Costello 60%
Christopher Cox 12%
Larry Craig 24%
Robert Cramer 53%
Philip Crane 13%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 24%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 13%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 68%
Barbara Cubin 14%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 27%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 82%
Randall Cunningham 14%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Artur Davis 67%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 92%
James Davis 67%
Jo Ann Davis 35%
Lincoln Davis 54%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 77%
Thomas Davis III 43%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 88%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 11%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 85%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 82%
Bill Delahunt 94%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 86%
Thomas DeLay 6%
Peter Deutsch 72%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 29%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 27%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 12%
Norm Dicks 67%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 74%
Chris Dodd 76%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 85%
Elizabeth Dole 28%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 20%
Calvin Dooley 59%
John Doolittle 17%
Byron Dorgan 67%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 68%
David Dreier 34%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 43%
Jennifer Dunn 28%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 87%
John Edwards 95%
Chet Edwards 60%
Vern Ehlers 45%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 75%
Jo Ann Emerson 32%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 81%
Philip English 35%
John Ensign 29%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 23%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 87%
Bob Etheridge 66%
Lane Evans 81%
Terry Everett 20%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 92%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 90%
Tom Feeney 25%
Russ Feingold 90%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 68%
Michael Ferguson 38%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 96%
Peter Fitzgerald 35%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 45%
Mark Foley 39%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 22%
Harold Ford, Jr. 66%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 36%
Barney Frank 95%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 12%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 42%
William Frist 14%
Jonas Frost III 67%
Elton Gallegly 23%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 23%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 42%
Jim Gibbons 19%
Wayne Gilchrest 48%
Paul Gillmor 22%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 7%
Charlie Gonzalez 71%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 26%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 24%
Bart Gordon 61%
Porter Goss 16%
Daniel Graham 78%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 34%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 29%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 14%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 31%
Mark Green 34%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 67%
James Greenwood 44%
Judd Gregg 26%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 93%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 91%
Gilbert Gutknecht 34%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 28%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 47%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 89%
Jane Harman 70%
Katherine Harris 18%
Melissa Hart 23%
J. Dennis Hastert 4%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 88%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 19%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 14%
Robert Hayes 17%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 22%
Joel Hefley 40%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 16%
Wally Herger, Jr. 12%
Baron Hill 62%
Maurice Hinchey 93%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 64%
David Lee Hobson 33%
PA Commissioner At-Large Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Pete Hoekstra 25%
Thomas Holden 57%
Ernest Hollings 72%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 94%
Darlene Hooley 68%
John Nathan Hostettler 44%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 51%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 69%
Kenny Hulshof 29%
Duncan Hunter 19%
Kay Hutchison 35%
Henry Hyde 9%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 25%
Daniel Inouye 66%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 77%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 66%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 24%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 23%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 94%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 83%
William Janklow 21%
William Jefferson 73%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
William Lewis Jenkins 33%
Christopher John 53%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 84%
Nancy Johnson 51%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 7%
Tim Johnson 51%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 81%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 42%
Paul Kanjorski 64%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 76%
Ric Keller 8%
Sue Kelly 47%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 88%
Mark Kennedy 9%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 97%
Dale Kildee 68%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 70%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 36%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 16%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 17%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 50%
Gerald Kleczka 83%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 12%
Joseph Knollenberg 20%
Herb Kohl 77%
James Kolbe 38%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Jon Kyl 19%
Ray LaHood 43%
Nicholas Lampson 67%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 61%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 75%
Tom Lantos 74%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 65%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 82%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 32%
Steve LaTourette 45%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 89%
James Leach 56%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 92%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 89%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 76%
Jerry Lewis 26%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 96%
Ron Lewis 21%
Joe Lieberman 71%
Blanche Lincoln 59%
John Linder 6%
William Lipinski 54%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 48%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 88%
Trent Lott, Sr. 21%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 75%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 23%
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas Democratic 51%
Dick Lugar 14%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 72%
Denise Majette 82%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 84%
Don Manzullo 27%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 95%
Jim Marshall 55%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 58%
Robert Matsui 84%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 38%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 72%
Karen McCarthy 83%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 92%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 14%
Thaddeus McCotter 31%
James McCrery III 19%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 88%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 91%
John McHugh 47%
Scott McInnis 15%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 56%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 24%
Michael McNulty 73%
Martin Meehan 88%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 73%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 81%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 72%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 13%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 69%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 86%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 83%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 22%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 10%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 96%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 27%
Brad Miller 75%
Zell Bryan Miller 28%
Alan Mollohan 57%
Dennis Moore 65%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 44%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 71%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 45%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 45%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 18%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 79%
Jack Murtha 55%
Marilyn Musgrave 19%
Sue Myrick 10%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 96%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 92%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
Ben Nelson 51%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 71%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 31%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 29%
Robert William Ney 36%
Don Nickles 17%
Anne Northup 14%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 24%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 16%
James Nussle 29%
Jim Oberstar 76%
Dave Obey 78%
John Olver 96%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 58%
Thomas William Osborne 33%
Doug Ose 46%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 39%
Major Owens 88%
Michael Oxley 30%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 77%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 69%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 79%
Ron Paul 60%
Donald Payne 93%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 86%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 20%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 53%
John Peterson 21%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 44%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 28%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 15%
Todd Platts 42%
Richard Pombo 17%
Earl Pomeroy 57%
Jon Porter, Sr. 24%
OH U.S. Senate Jr Rob Portman Republican 30%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 71%
Deborah Pryce 32%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 60%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 23%
Jack Quinn 46%
George Radanovich 18%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 66%
James Ramstad 50%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 90%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 95%
Ralph Regula 27%
Denny Rehberg 23%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 78%
Richard Renzi 23%
Silvestre Reyes 63%
Thomas Reynolds 21%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 26%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 79%
Ciro Rodriguez 70%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 19%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 17%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 14%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 39%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 28%
Mike Ross 62%
Steve Rothman 68%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 94%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 28%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 65%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 85%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 31%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 78%
Jim Ryun 15%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 76%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 94%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 84%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 60%
Rick Santorum 14%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Jim Saxton 37%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 96%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 77%
Edward Schrock 6%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 74%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 61%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 93%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 42%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 92%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 14%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 9%
John Shadegg 25%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 34%
Christopher Shays 54%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 33%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 86%
Donald Sherwood 23%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 36%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 30%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 53%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 31%
Ike Skelton 54%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 89%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 64%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 45%
Gordon Smith 39%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 9%
Nick Smith 32%
Olympia Snowe 51%
Vic Snyder 65%
Hilda Solis 96%
Mark Souder 21%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 80%
Pete Stark 91%
Cliff Stearns 36%
Charles Stenholm 53%
Ted Stevens 34%
Ted Strickland 71%
Bart Stupak 65%
John Sullivan 11%
John Sununu 40%
John Sweeney 35%
James Talent 28%
Tom Tancredo 42%
John Tanner 61%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
William Tauzin 18%
Charles Taylor 24%
Gene Taylor 52%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 30%
Craig Thomas 14%
William Thomas 31%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 73%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 8%
Todd Tiahrt 6%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 27%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 92%
PA U.S. Senate Jr Pat Toomey Republican 36%
Ed Towns 84%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
James Turner 56%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 23%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 81%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 92%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 44%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 82%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 88%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 72%
George Voinovich 30%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 38%
James Walsh 30%
Zach Wamp 27%
John Warner 27%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 96%
Diane Watson 91%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 94%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 92%
Anthony Weiner 83%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 43%
Gerald Weller 13%
Robert Wexler 82%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 34%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 23%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 19%
Heather Wilson 41%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 30%
Lynn Woolsey 93%
David Wu 69%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 84%
Albert Wynn 76%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 26%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 23%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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